DIABLO™ ROSSO CORSA

A high performance tyre on the road and perfect for on-track sessions.

Profile and structure make it a reference point in the segment thanks to the excellent support ensured in inclination and rapid realignment coming out of bends.

Made with the most modern EPT design technologies developed in the WSBK, and thanks to multi-compound composition with three zones at the rear capable of optimising the area of contact, ensures the maximum grip on road and racetrack.

Maximum performance on the racetrack and great reactivity on the road for incredible control of the bike in all situations.

A tread with an aggressive pattern in line with the Rosso style.

PERSONALISE YOUR TYRE

The DIABLO ROSSO CORSA has a dedicated area on the sidewall to apply a personalised label, offering a wide variety and possibilities of customization to choose from different fonts, colors, flags, circuits and other logos.

The most versatile hypersport tyre for road and track use.

Greater precision and road holding on bends with possibility of earlier acceleration coming out of them

Optimisation of the area of contact

Road holding and grip

More power dischargeable to the ground

Rear with 3 compound zones

Exceptionally high on every road surface situation

Competition performance on track, excellent balance between performance and duration on the road

08/14
Diablo Rosso Corsa

PERFORMANCE BIKES (UK)

... Still by far the best tyre here when it comes to lapping a track hard and fast .Good for all levels of track rider. This is a very good all-round, extremely stable road tyre, with great levels of feel and grip. Everything you need from a road tyre...

Diablo Rosso Corsa is absolutely the first choice for all those who want to ride fast on the track and with nice weather.

07/10
Diablo Rosso Corsa

Suzuki GSX-R 1000 TEST WINNER Supersport

Pirelli: the most track-orientated tyre on test...made the bike feel lighter on its feet and more responsive.

06/10
Diablo Rosso Corsa

BMW S1000RR TEST WINNER Supersport dry

Pirelli DRC: Dry street is the world of Diablo Rosso Corsa. Easy Handling, Precise and stable like a racing tyre. Runs through corners of every radius, delivers a lot of grip and all necessary feedback. Needs some time to warm but then....

ROLE AND POSITIONING

Pirelli's continuous development of radial competition tyres in WSBK, the know how acquired through an extensive experience in high performance segments and the cooperation with world class bike manufacturers, have made it possible for Pirelli to improve the performances of the well established Diablo Corsa III.

This development has been focused and adapted to the latest generation of machinery, characterised by important technological features and electronic aids such as:

ABS braking now available on a wide variety of liter bikes, dynamic traction control systems from Ducati and BMW, advanced electronic management systems, multi-setting suspensions, and racing-oriented slipper clutches.

STRUCTURE AND PROFILE

The footprint area is therefore enlarged and all available horsepower can be transmitted to the ground. Utilizing ICS (Ideal Contour Shaping) technology, an integration of the handcrafted care of Pirelli engineers with the support of sophisticated computer modeling systems, DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa profiles full support while leaning and great confidence in cornering exits at full throttle.

TREAD PATTERN

DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa tread design is the adaptation of the innovative concepts arriving from the supersport reference tyre, the Diablo Rosso. The result is a stunning tyre with a captivating design and a 7% land/sea ratio, which means more rubber on the ground.

DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa tread design is characterised by:

- Patented concept of differentiating longitudinal grooves from side grooves in order to reduce total land/sea ratio without sacrificing water shedding capability

Tread groove wall angle (patented) ensures an equal water flow throughout the tyre's lifeAs the tyre wears the less severe incline angle of the groove walls maintains consistent performance by avoiding tread edge deformation, along with a variable groove width for constant water dispersal until the last kilometer.

- Both front and rear patterns are designed with FGD (Functional groove design) technology offering racetrack performance (closer to a racing Slick) and greater control on wet surfaces. In wet conditions, the front tyre disperses the water by cutting through and allowing the rear tyre to provide adequate grip. On the rear tyre, grooves are located exactly where needed for an optimal balance between drainage and warm-up time:

- Central rib guarantees more rubber on the ground for traction and straight line stability

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COMPOUND

Among the new solutions developed for DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa, compounds play a primary role.

FRONTBased on latest feedback from WSBK Riders, the front tyre compound guarantees maximum support under heavy braking and corner exit.This concept of 'high grip with high stiffness' was maintained by combining compounding tools (dedicated reinforced carbon black and resins) which increase tread life and wet safety. The result of this development is a compound with both a racing and street soul

REARIII zone compound on rear represents the ideal way to offer the best performance where required in very different conditions (racetrack and road).

The differentiated compounds between shoulders and centre zone are the winning solutions engineered to give to DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa racing performance on racetrack and long lasting durability on road.- I Strong mileage is guaranteed by materials with high mechanical resistance in the central zone, while the high hysteresis shoulder compound gives steady grip response and incredible traction even at high lean angle.- In the central zone the compound is derived from Diablo Rosso experience, but even sportier; Pirelli engineers have inserted special resins and plasticisers optimised in terms of chemical properties and quantity to ensure the best balance between dry and wet grip. Furthermore the compound mixture is cured with a dedicated process to increase wear resistance, thus mileage.

- The wide shoulders adopt a new softer compound developed and used in the WSBK arena. The 100% Carbon black compound is less rigid especially at mid-low temperature allowing for a very quick warm up, and reducing the difference in temperature versus crown area for a very linear transition from one compound to the other. DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa shoulder compound adopts the same WSBK resins as the Supercorsa specifically tuned for very high temperature and high levels of stress, which are typical requirements of the racetrack.

MORE POWER TO THE GROUND

Motorcycle fans already know that the engine's power is never the same as the power actually used by the motorcycle, due to various other elements that dissipate energy, like the transmission.

It's for this reason, and to provide a true indication of the bike's performance, that the power available to the wheels is always measured.

Between the power available to the wheel and the power actually delivered to the ground, the important role of the tyre must be considered. In particular, it's important to consider the tyre's ability to transfer power and to avoid slipping and sliding.

DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa offers a new way to measure tyre performance: evaluating the ability to transfer the bike's power to the ground and expressing this as horsepower available on the ground.

In fact, Pirelli's new motorcycle tyre is the first to have undergone severe tests to measure the actual power discharged on the ground by the bike as it comes out of a turn.The tests were carried out using one of the most popular super sports bikes in the world, the Honda CBR 1000RR. The bike was tested in its standard configuration, with normal factory suspension and set-up, and with the tyres inflated to street use pressure, as recommended by the Japanese manufacturer. Tyre measurements were those recommended by the manufacturer: Front tyre 120/70 ZR17 M/C (58W) TL; Rear tyre 190/50 ZR17 M/C (73W) TL.

Pirelli tested the performance of the new DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa on its experimental test course in Syracuse, which is normally used to develop high performance radial tyres.With the track's very fast, long curves, the bike's response as it exits turns can be evaluated at the precise moment of acceleration when increased power is transferred to the wheels.

Thanks to the use of data acquisition equipment normally used for Superbike applications, Pirelli was able to measure the necessary parameters accurately to calculate the power transferred to the ground by the bike and hence by the tyres.

Starting from a pure scientific standpoint, these parameters included: acceleration (both lateral and longitudinal), vehicle weight, instantaneous speed, and curve angle.Measurements focused on the moment the bike exited the peak of the turn, when the throttle was opened ? in other words, the exact moment when the driver needed the maximum power available on the ground in order to obtain maximum acceleration. In this way, Pirelli's Research & Development staff were able to measure the power in horsepower (HP) that the bike was able to discharge on the ground, instant by instant, centimetre by centimetre, throughout the various turns on the Sicilian track.

The results showed that, coming out of the turn, at the moment the bike is at maximum acceleration, DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa is able to transfer at least an additional 10 HP to the ground in comparison to the other tyres tested.

The increased power transferred from the bike to the ground thanks to the new DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa means faster acceleration coming out of turns, higher speeds in straight areas, and above all, faster lap times.

The new DIABLO ROSSO™ Corsa is able to offer this type of performance thanks to its innovative features including the three different compound areas on the rear area that make it possible to use WSBK solutions on the shoulder which offer excellent grip, and the Enhanced Patch Technology that increases the area of contact between the tyre and the road, making it easier to discharge the bike's power to the ground.